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Dear Valued Community Member:
Prevention is better than cure or maybe you know this quote better, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin
Working as a nurse over the years I’ve seen how disease changes people young and old. My passion for prevention has developed from those work experiences. Communication about how to make healthy choice is important to everyone’s quality of life and their future. Starting early to educate is important as it can add twenty or more years to life.
Our Mackinac County Substance Use Disorder Team, which is new this year, is focusing on implementing a screening process at our local, Engadine Consolidated School. The screening tool is to determine the risk for addiction and cultivate conversation to improve understanding of how healthy choices can make a person feel better. We are also concerned about how to better support, working with partners, children have healthy meals, to fuel brain and body, live in safe communities, and have the opportunity to build safe relationships. Education is needed on hazards to health, like underage drinking and illicit drugs.
Just recently, we received a grant from Graymont taking an active role in supporting our communities’ youth well-being by the implementation of the first stages of the SBIRT program. This will help our community engagement efforts for the program.
We appreciate the grant and look forward to this new endeavor, to see how prevention efforts can improve overall good health and good feeling. Community health building and maintenance if sustainable can have impact that is enduring.
We also want to acknowledge and thanks to our partners, Engadine Consolidated Schools, Andrew Alvesteffer, Superintendent, University of Chicago, Tracy McPherson, PhD, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Marc Marcotte Rural Health Program Director, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, Allison Holbrook Population Health Manager, Engadine Public Library, Melanie Chaffin, Librarian.
Questions or concerns, please contact:
Lisa Simmons
[email protected]
Prevention is better than cure or maybe you know this quote better, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin
Working as a nurse over the years I’ve seen how disease changes people young and old. My passion for prevention has developed from those work experiences. Communication about how to make healthy choice is important to everyone’s quality of life and their future. Starting early to educate is important as it can add twenty or more years to life.
Our Mackinac County Substance Use Disorder Team, which is new this year, is focusing on implementing a screening process at our local, Engadine Consolidated School. The screening tool is to determine the risk for addiction and cultivate conversation to improve understanding of how healthy choices can make a person feel better. We are also concerned about how to better support, working with partners, children have healthy meals, to fuel brain and body, live in safe communities, and have the opportunity to build safe relationships. Education is needed on hazards to health, like underage drinking and illicit drugs.
Just recently, we received a grant from Graymont taking an active role in supporting our communities’ youth well-being by the implementation of the first stages of the SBIRT program. This will help our community engagement efforts for the program.
We appreciate the grant and look forward to this new endeavor, to see how prevention efforts can improve overall good health and good feeling. Community health building and maintenance if sustainable can have impact that is enduring.
We also want to acknowledge and thanks to our partners, Engadine Consolidated Schools, Andrew Alvesteffer, Superintendent, University of Chicago, Tracy McPherson, PhD, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, Marc Marcotte Rural Health Program Director, Helen Newberry Joy Hospital, Allison Holbrook Population Health Manager, Engadine Public Library, Melanie Chaffin, Librarian.
Questions or concerns, please contact:
Lisa Simmons
[email protected]
We are proud to announce our sponsorship that has resulted in the creation of The Hiawatha Trap Shooters at the Engadine Consolidated Schools. There are currently 12 members of the team consisting of girls and boys in grades 7-12. They held their first meet at the Hiawatha Sportsman’s Club on October 5, 2024 and will resume in Spring of 2025 for the regular season.